The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) has condemned the Trump administration for barring an Associated Press (AP) reporter from a presidential event over the news agency’s refusal to adopt the term “Gulf of America” instead of “Gulf of Mexico”.
NASA’s acting administrator Janet Petro said on Wednesday that a government efficiency panel led by Elon Musk will review the space agency’s spending, while confirming that hundreds of NASA employees have accepted a federal buyout plan.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed a desire for peace in separate phone calls with him. Trump has now ordered top U.S. officials to begin talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
Russia may be forced to scale back oil production in the coming months as U.S. sanctions limit tanker access and Ukrainian drone attacks damage key refineries, industry sources say.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Islamabad late Wednesday (February 12) for a two-day official visit. He was welcomed at Nur Khan Airbase by President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and senior government officials.
A deep-sea observatory under construction near Sicily has detected a neutrino with record-breaking energy, marking a major breakthrough in understanding the universe’s most powerful cosmic events.
The European Commission is taking France to the EU Court of Justice after the country ignored repeated warnings to ban bird hunting with nets, violating the EU Birds Directive.
Jordan’s King Abdullah spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday about escalating tensions in Gaza and the West Bank, the Jordanian royal court said. The call followed the king’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to meet in the future, likely in Saudi Arabia, Trump said on Wednesday following a phone conversation with the Russian leader. MAIN:
Sudan has reached an agreement with Russia to establish a naval base, Foreign Minister Ali Yusef Sharif announced in Moscow. The deal follows years of discussions and comes as Russia strengthens ties in the region.
South Africa’s G20 presidency aimed to highlight global inequality, debt, and climate change, but U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed its agenda. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the goals “very bad” and will skip next week’s G20 meetings in Johannesburg.
The Trump administration will announce reciprocal tariffs on all countries that impose duties on U.S. imports by Thursday. The move, set to take effect before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, has raised fears of a global trade war and inflation spikes.
Israel has begun mobilising military reservists as tensions rise over a looming deadline for Hamas to free Israeli hostages. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that failure to release captives by Saturday will lead to renewed conflict.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said returning Ukraine to its pre-2014 borders is not a realistic goal and that NATO membership for Kyiv is not part of a negotiated settlement. He urged European allies to take greater responsibility for regional security.
President Donald Trump is pushing a radical plan to cut $1 trillion in federal spending and shrink the U.S. government. With Elon Musk leading the effort, the White House faces legal challenges and economic concerns over the impact of its cuts.
Elon Musk criticised the U.S. bureaucracy on Tuesday, arguing that unelected officials hold too much power. Speaking alongside President Donald Trump, he defended his push for government oversight after a judge blocked his department from accessing Treasury payment systems.
Russia has released American schoolteacher Marc Fogel, who had been detained since 2021, following an unannounced diplomatic visit to Moscow by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff. President Donald Trump confirmed Fogel’s release, describing it as a goodwill gesture from Russia.
NASA has swapped the capsule for its upcoming Crew-10 mission, using a previously flown SpaceX Crew Dragon instead of a delayed new one. The move brings forward the launch date to March 12, allowing an earlier return for two astronauts stranded aboard the ISS.
Egypt has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians outside Gaza, affirming that no land will be allocated for relocation. Instead, Cairo plans to present a comprehensive proposal to rebuild Gaza while ensuring its residents remain.
U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Jordan’s King Abdullah to accept Palestinians displaced from Gaza, as part of his plan for the U.S. to take control of the war-torn enclave. Abdullah rejected the proposal, stressing that no Palestinians should be forced to leave.
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order promoting the use of plastic drinking straws, reversing policies aimed at reducing single-use plastics. The move comes as several countries enforce bans on non-biodegradable plastics.
Iran alerted the United Nations on Tuesday to what it called “reckless and inflammatory statements” by former U.S. President Donald Trump, warning that any act of aggression would have “severe consequences.” Iran’s UN envoy urged the Security Council to condemn Trump’s rhetoric.
A Russian SU-24MR military jet reportedly flew 6.5 km into Polish airspace over the Gdansk Bay, Poland’s Operational Command stated. The aircraft remained for over a minute before changing course, with Russia attributing the incident to a navigation failure.
A group of organizations and companies that contract with USAID has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawfully dismantling the U.S. foreign aid agency and cutting off allocated funding.
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